Before You Lose Your Mind: Deconstructing Bad Theology in the Church
By: Keith Giles
3.95
Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition
So, you're deconstructing your faith? It can be painful. It can be scary. But the good news is tha…
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1. The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God
By: Dallas Willard , Richard J. Foster
4.22
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The Divine Conspiracy has revolutionized how we think about the true meaning of discipleship. In th… read more
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"Genius, it is said, is the ability to scrutinize the obvious."-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God
"The idea of having faith in Jesus has come to be totally isolated from being his apprentice and learning how to do what he said."-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God
"Jesus, Willard says, “does not call us to do what he did, but to be as he was, permeated with love. Then the doing of what he did and said becomes the natural expression of who we are in him."-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God
"(God's) nature, identity, and overarching purposes are no doubt unchanging. But his intentions with regard to many particular matters that concern individual human beings are not. This does not dimin…"-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God
2. Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
By: Brené Brown
4.13
Format: 197 pages, Hardcover
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A timely and important book that challenges everything we think we k… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
"Joy is probably the most vulnerable emotion we experience in our lives."-Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
"Lying is a defiance of the truth. Bullshitting is a wholesale dismissal of the truth."-Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
"When we're suffering, may of us are better at causing pain than feeling it. We spread hurt rather than let it inside."-Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
"(Quoting Viola Davis) I will not be a mystery to my daughter. She will know me and I will share my stories with her—the stories of failure, shame, and accomplishment. She will know she’s not alone in…"-Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
3. Benefit of the Doubt: Breaking the Idol of Certainty
By: Gregory A. Boyd
4.04
Format: None pages, Paperback
In Benefit of the Doubt, influential theologian, pastor, and bestselling author Gregory Boyd invite… read more
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4. The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It
By: Joe Barrett , Peter Enns
3.63
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
The controversial Bible scholar and author of The Evolution of Adamrecounts his transformative spir… read more
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5. Fundamentalism and American Culture
By: George M. Marsden
4.73
Format: None pages, Paperback
Many American's today are taking note of the surprisingly strong political force that is the religi… read more
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6. Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
By: Donald Miller
3.43
Format: 331 pages,
"I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve. I used to not like God because God di… read more
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7. The Sin of Certainty: Why God Desires Our Trust More Than Our "Correct" Beliefs
By: Peter Enns
3.91
Format: 241 pages, Hardcover
The controversial evangelical Bible scholar and author of The Bible Tells Me Soexplains how Christi… read more
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8. Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
By: Kristin Neff
4.25
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
From leading psychologist Dr. Kristin Neff comes a step-by-step guide explaining how to be more sel… read more
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9. Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
By: Tara Brach
4.16
Format: 355 pages, Paperback
For many of us, feelings of deficiency are right around the corner. It doesn’t take much--just hear… read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
- self help
"The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom."-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
"I found myself praying: "May I love and accept myself just as I am."-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
"Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live."-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
"What would it be like if I could accept life--accept this moment--exactly as it is?"-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
10. How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told
By: Harrison Scott Key
4.07
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From Harrison Scott Key, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, How to Stay Married tells … read more
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- faith
- christian
- nonfiction
"He was "as deep as bro country and possessed all the charm of an unsalted potato."-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told
"I play the drums, an instrument that has caused more divorces than any other musical instrument in history, after the banjo."-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told
"The memories do not dissolve. They cohere into captivating art films that play endlessly in the International Infidelity Film Festival of my mind."-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told
"Coco will be gone in less than two years and Pippi and Ginsburg not long after, and then it'll just be the two of us again and this weird-ass marriage."-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told
11. Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
By: Rob Bell
3.66
Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition
Millions of Christians have struggled with how to reconcile God's love and God's judgment: Has God… read more
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- theology
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"You turn the light on, you get all kinds of bugs."-Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
"Forgiveness is unilateral. God isn’t waiting for us to get it together, to clean up, shape up, get up - God has already done it."-Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
"...Jesus responds to almost every question he's asked with...a question. "What do you think? How do you read it?" he asks, again and again and again."-Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
"Love demands freedom. It always has, and it always will. We are free to resist, reject, and rebel against God's ways for us. We can have all the hell we want."-Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
12. Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call to Follow Jesus as a Dissident Disciple
By: Scot McKnight
4.37
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
See how the Book of Revelation can be read as a book of discipleship , challenging Christ-followers… read more
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- nonfiction
13. The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
By: Beth Allison Barr
4.40
Format: 245 pages, Paperback
Biblical womanhood--the belief that God designed women to be submissive wives, virtuous mothers, an… read more
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- theology
- faith
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- nonfiction
"Glorifying the past because we like the story better isn't history; it's propaganda."-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
"When we differentiate women because of their sex, we objectify them and deny them their humanity."-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
"Like racism, patriarchy is a shapeshifter—conforming to each new era, looking as if it has always belonged."-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
"Historically, one of the greatest problems for women is that we do not remember our past and we do not work together to change our future. We do not stand together. But what if we did?"-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
14. Exiles: The Church in the Shadow of Empire
By: Preston M. Sprinkle
4.45
Format: 189 pages, Kindle Edition
A thoughtful exploration of the intersection of faith and politics, Exiles What if we considered o… read more
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- theology
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- nonfiction
15. The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church
By: Sarah McCammon
4.21
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
The first definitive book that names the massive social movement of people leaving the white evange… read more
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- faith
- christian
- nonfiction
- religion
16. When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion
By: Laura E. Anderson
4.38
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
"Anderson strikes a smart, balanced tone. . . . An exemplary guide to an understudied issue."--Publ… read more
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- faith
- religion
- nonfiction
- self help
"Rebuilding a worldview and identity likely needs to include space for uncertainty."-Laura E. Anderson, When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion
"I have lived far too much of my life with the end goal of eternal life in heaven, and so I missed a lot of life on earth."-Laura E. Anderson, When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion
"A marker of healing from religious trauma is not simply the process of deconstructing one’s worldview and identity and rebuilding a new one; it is also the willingness to remain open to shifting and …"-Laura E. Anderson, When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion
"Religious trauma resides in our bodies and nervous systems in the same way that trauma from war, developmental trauma, or sexualized trauma live inside us. Though the triggers and environment of the …"-Laura E. Anderson, When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion
17. In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
By: Sebastian Junger
3.92
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by t… read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
"Everyone has a relationship with death whether they want one or not; refusing to think about death is its own kind of relationship. When we hear about another person's death, we are hearing a version…"-Sebastian Junger, In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
18. Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God)
By: Peter Enns
4.36
Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition
“Peter Enns is brilliant at taking the big topics, those Christian ideas that usually scare us or i… read more
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- christian
- theology
- faith
- religion
- nonfiction
"Does the God of Abraham look lovingly upon ancient cave drawings and temples dedicated to the only gods ancient humans could have known?"-Peter Enns, Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God)
"Like a frail plant that needs careful tending and constant protection from sun and wind, perhaps the real problem wasn’t me but the fragile, unsustainable version of Christianity I had been told was …"-Peter Enns, Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God)
"Placeholder theology is the very nature of theology. By it we acknowledge the human need to say something about ultimate meaning concerning the Creator and the creation while also understanding that …"-Peter Enns, Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God)
"A God who does not connect to the world around us is a God who cannot speak to us. Believing in a God who demands that we continue to adopt only biblically ancient ways of thinking of God, which are …"-Peter Enns, Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God)
19. How (Not) to Read the Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video: Making Sense of the Anti-women, Anti-science, Pro-violence, Pro-slavery and Other Crazy Sounding Parts of Scripture
By: Dan Kimball
4.12
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
In this six-session video study (video streaming code included) bestselling author Dan Kimball guid… read more
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- christian
- theology
- faith
- religion
- nonfiction
20. Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery
By: Mark Charles
4.38
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
You cannot discover lands already inhabited. Injustice has plagued American society for centurie… read more
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- christian
- theology
- faith
- religion
- nonfiction
"We have embraced the stories of success and exceptionalism rather than engaging the narrative of suffering and oppression."-Mark Charles, Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery
"The fact that America calls what Columbus did 'discovery' reveals the implicit racial bias of the country - that Native Americans are not fully human."-Mark Charles, Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery
"The captivity to individualism in the West leads many to reject the possibility of institutions and systems inflicting social harm that requires a social response."-Mark Charles, Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery
"The myth of redemptive violence allows Americans to see themselves as having superior intellect and value and therefore the ability to handle weapons capable of incredible violence in an appropriate …"-Mark Charles, Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery
21. Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned
By: Brian D. McLaren
4.25
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Dubbed "a heroic gate-crasher" by New York Times bestselling author Glennon Doyle, Brian D. McLaren… read more
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- self help
22. Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart
By: Brian D. McLaren
4.17
Format: 290 pages, Hardcover
A highly readable, deeply insightful exploration of how to live with wisdom, resilience and love in… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
23. Happiness Is the Way
By: Wayne W. Dyer
4.28
Format: 197 pages, Kindle Edition
The first book of spiritual teachings in several years from international best-selling author and b… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
"You choose how you feel, you choose what you do, you choose who you are."-Wayne W. Dyer, Happiness Is the Way
24. The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence
By: Thomas Jay Oord
4.37
Format: 172 pages, Paperback
Omnipotence is dead. At least it should be. It has no biblical support. And it dies a death of a t… read more
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- theology
25. Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse: Creating Healthy Christian Cultures
By: Lisa Oakley
4.04
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
‘Every time he wanted me to do something, he would quote scripture... I couldn’t argue with scriptu… read more
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- christian
- religion
26. God After Deconstruction
By: Thomas Jay Oord
4.25
Format: 168 pages, Kindle Edition
Deconstruction is hard!Bad views of God and harmful experiences lead many of us to deconstruct. But… read more
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27. Let Love Have the Last Word
By: Common
3.64
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Common—the Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Golden Globe–winning musician, actor, and activist—foll… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
"Love is reciprocal; it is an exchange of our vulnerabilities and our higher selves in the name of transformation."-Common, Let Love Have the Last Word
"Love is a verb, I've heard through-out the years, not a noun; to love someone is to take action, to do something in love's name. Love counts most in the present moment."-Common, Let Love Have the Last Word
"In other words, if you're always more concerned about how someone will react to you, and if you're worried someone will react negatively, then you're less likely to say anything at all. And in such a…"-Common, Let Love Have the Last Word
28. The God of Wild Places: Rediscovering the Divine in the Untamed Outdoors
By: Tony Jones
3.99
Format: 184 pages, Hardcover
"I have read a lot of books in my life, but never one like this... This captivating memoir will tak… read more
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- religion
29. What to Believe?: Twelve Brief Lessons in Radical Theology
By: John D. Caputo
4.52
Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition
If you no longer “believe in God,” the Supreme Being of classical theology, or you never did in the… read more
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- theology
30. Inspired Imperfection: How the Bible's Problems Enhance Its Divine Authority
By: Gregory A. Boyd
4.27
Format: 175 pages, ebook
In Inspired Imperfection, Gregory A. Boyd adds another counterintuitive and provocative thesis to h… read more
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- theology
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- nonfiction
31. Before You Lose Your Mind: Deconstructing Bad Theology in the Church
By: Keith Giles
3.95
Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition
So, you're deconstructing your faith? It can be painful. It can be scary. But the good news is tha… read more
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